Archibald williscroft



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ARCHIBALD WLLLIscRoFT, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

Letters Patent No. 94,369, dated August 31, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOSE-PIPE NOZZLES,

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, AncninALn WILLlscRoFT, of Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle, and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hose-Pipe Nozzles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable 'othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this spe-` cification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved hose-pipe nozzle, taken through the line x x, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is a crosssection of the same, taken through the line :c tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indieatecoxrespondiug parts.'

My invention has fr its object to furnish an improved nozzle for hose-pipes, which shall be so constructed and arranged that it may be easily and quickly adjusted to throw a larger or smaller stream of Water, as may be desired; 'and It consists in the construction and vcombination of various parts of Athe nozzle, as hereinafter' more fully described.

A represents-the nozzle-pipe, which is screwed to the hose-pipe in the ordinary manner.

B is a ring-plate, secured by screws to the end of the nozzle-pipe A.

The ring-plate Band nozzle-pipe A, either or both,V

have shoulders formed upon them, so as to form a slot between them, for the reception of plate C.

The plate C has two or more holes, of.di"erent sizes, formed through it, so thatI by adjusting its position, a larger or smaller stream of water may be thrown, as

may be desired.

The plate C may have flanges formed upon its ends,

to prevent its being accidentally drawn wholly out of lits slot. 4

D is 'a pin, passing through a hole in the flange of the pipe or nozzle A, and which, when the plate C is adjusted in plaoe,.enters a'hole or recess in the plate C, and holds it securely in place while the nozzle is being used.

The pin D .is held forward by a small spring, E, coiled around it, as shown in fig. 1.

Upfni the outer end of the pin D is formed, or to it is attached, a small arm or thumb-piece, F,'and upon the pipe A, at the side of the pin D, is formed, or to it is attached, a small inclined projection, G, so that by turning the thumb-piece 'F against the inclined' projection G r, the pin D will `be withdrawn from the plate C and held away, allowing the said sliding plate C to be conveniently adjusted, `as required.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the sliding-plate 0,'having two or more diierent sized holes formed through it, and the ring-plate B, with each other and the nozzlepipe A, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose se't forth,

2. The pin D, provided with` the spring E and thumb-piece F, when constructed and arranged with reference to the inclined projection G and sliding plate C, as herein shown and described, for the purpose specified.

' The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 27th day of April, 1869.

ARCHIBALD WILLISCROFT.

Witnesses THos. I. RUSSELL, SAMUL vGr. TAznwELL. 

